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This is hilarious: 'Your petition to the Prime Minister has been approved'

----- Original Message -----
From: "10 Downing Street" <number10@petitions.pm.gov.uk>
To: <rupertread@fastmail.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: Your petition to the Prime Minister has been approved


> Your petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and
> is now available on the Number 10 website at the following
> address:
>
> http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/N-NorwByelection/
>
> Your petition reads:
>
> We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to move the writ
> for Norwich North: make the byelection there happen asap!
>
> At present, and until this byelection is called by the
> government, the citizens of Norwich North are deprived of a
> voice in Parliament. There are rumours that the byelection may
> be delayed until the Autumn. THAT WOULD BE QUITE WRONG. If the
> byelection IS delayed until Autumn, then Norwich North
> residents will be deprived of an MP to take up their
> 'casework', as well as of a Parliamentary representative. The
> byelection ought to be called NOW, so that it can take place
> BEFORE this summer's Parliamentary recess. It is now good
> shying away from this contest... Prime Minister, we call upon
> you to act without delay, and to ensure that this byelection
> takes place within the next month!
>
> Thanks for submitting your petition.
>
> -- the ePetitions team
>

Comments

weggis said…
I think you will now hold the record for the petition with the least number of signatures.
21 July 2009 at 21:23
Kaihsu Tai said…
Just signed it! Now at 3 signatures! ☺
22 July 2009 at 15:53
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